THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT

2007 Membership

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court was created by section 103(a) of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1803(a)). It was originally comprised of seven district judges from seven circuits named by the Chief Justice of the United States to serve a maximum of 7 years.

In 2001, the U.S.A. Patriot Act (section 208) amended the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to increase the number of FIS Court judges from seven to eleven, "of whom no fewer than 3 shall reside within 20 miles of the District of Columbia." The membership of the Court in 2007 was as follows.

Appointed

Expires

KOLLAR-KOTELLY, Colleen (Presiding)

D.D.C.

5/19/2002

5/18/2009

BATES, John D.

D.D.C.

2/22/2006

5/18/2013

BENSON, Dee

D.Utah

4/08/2004

5/18/2011

BROOMFIELD, Robert C.

D.Ariz.

10/01/2002

5/18/2009

CARR, James G.

N.D.OH

5/19/2002

5/18/2008

GORTON, Nathaniel M.

D.Mass.

5/18/2001

5/18/2008

HOWARD, Malcolm

N.C.

5/19/2005

5/18/2012

KAZEN, George P.

S.D.Tex.

7/15/2003

5/18/2010

SCULLIN Jr., Frederick J.

N.D.N.Y.

5/19/2004

5/18/2011

VINSON, Roger

N.D.Florida

5/04/2006

5/18/2013

WALTON, Reggie B.

D.D.C.

5/19/2007

5/18/2014

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT OF REVIEW

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review was created by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to review applications that were denied by the FIS Court. The Court of Review is comprised of three judges, one of whom is designated as the presiding judge, named by the Chief Justice of the United States from the U.S. district or appellate courts. Judges serve a maximum of seven years and are not eligible for redesignation.

Appointed

Expires

LEAVY, Edward (Presiding)

Ninth Circuit

9/25/2001

5/18/2008

WINTER, Ralph K., Jr.

Second Circuit

5/18/2003

5/18/2010

SELYA, Bruce M.

First Circuit

8/08/2005

8/18/2012

Sources: U.S. Department of Justice, D.C. District Court, Secrecy News